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Human Rights in the News: September 2022
Human Rights in the News: September 2022

Welcome to the September 2022 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of important human rights stories from around the world. Topics include the Colombian President Petro’s speech at the UN and the Russian war against Ukraine.

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NewsNikki BambauerIran, gender violence, gender equality, protest, climate, Colombia, United Nations, Ukraine, Russia, torture, Myanmar, racism, incarceration, United States
The Great Replacement Theory Amplified and Inciting Violence
The Great Replacement Theory Amplified and Inciting Violence

The U.S. is reeling from the latest act of gun violence and racist terrorism. On May 14, a white shooter attacked shoppers at the Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, NY, taking the lives of ten people.

What can we do to contextualize this horrific tragedy for our students? How do we reassure them and have candid and honest discussions about racism? About white nationalism?

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Nina Grotchfar-right, racism, terrorism, white nationalism, United States
We Charge Genocide: Reckoning with Racial Violence in the United States
We Charge Genocide: Reckoning with Racial Violence in the United States

In response to the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, demonstrations against police violence have erupted in the United States. The NAACP has called on the UN to declare murders by police as human rights violations, but they are not the first to do so. In December 1951, a Detroit-based civil rights organization, the Civil Rights Congress, delivered an historic petition to the United Nations, charging the United States with genocide.

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Nikki BambauerUnited States, United Nations, racism, racial discrimination, police violence
Art or Racist Relic? School Mural Controversy Offers Opportunity for Student Debate
Art or Racist Relic? School Mural Controversy Offers Opportunity for Student Debate

A mural at the entrance of a public high school in San Francisco is receiving national attention due to the controversial nature of its subject. This mural depicts the ugly side of American history, showing George Washington as a slaveowner and depicting Native Americans and African Americans in negative ways.

The debate about this mural raises many questions relevant to our students. The First Amendment, censorship, “trigger warnings,” and the role of art to provoke and evoke feelings are central to examinations of American history and culture.

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NewsNina Grotchart, free speech, censorship, San Francisco, education, history, United States, genocide, slavery, Native Americans, racism
A National Shame: Human Rights Abuses at the Border
A National Shame: Human Rights Abuses at the Border

President Trump’s comments about migrants and asylum-seekers crossing the southern border should be categorized as racist and xenophobic. Not surprisingly, his administration’s policies are in line with this dehumanizing language and have worsened the humanitarian crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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NewsNikki Bambauerimmigration, refugees, racism, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, United Nations, asylum, migrants